The Coffs Harbour Suns Youth Men team.
THE Coffs Harbour Suns Youth Men (Under 20s) side have been victorious once again in front of their home crowd. The Suns had a 78-64 win against the Central Coast Crusaders at Sportz Central, during the latest round of the Basketball NSW Waratah Basketball League season. The home side led by three at quarter time, […]
ON Sunday 28 June, Sawtell Bowling Club will be hosting Commonwealth Gold, Silver and Bronze winner and 2026 Representative Kelsey Cottrell. Kelsey has just won Australian International Bowler of Year, for the third time. She will be facilitating two coaching clinics to bowlers from across the Mid North Coast. She will also be attending our […]
National parks play an important role in the local visitor economy.
VISITORS to some of the Coffs Coast and Nambucca Valley’s most popular national parks could benefit from improved facilities and infrastructure under a new $130 million funding commitment announced in the NSW Budget. The NSW Government says the funding will be used to upgrade and maintain national park infrastructure across the state, including walking tracks, […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IN all the housing crisis talk by Federal or State governments, the biggest elephant in the room is unhosted Airbnbs, entire home Short Term Rental Accommodation (STRA). Homes that should be available for first-home buyers, normal buyers and long-term renters are instead being bought up for Airbnb during the worst […]
Sawtell Swimming Club members at the Swimming North Coast Short Course Championships
COFFS Coast swimmers have achieved top results at the Swimming North Coast Short Course Championships held in Grafton. It was the first time the event had been held at the one venue since Swimming North Coast’s inception. Twenty clubs competed over the two days with 199 competitors swimming over many events. The club point score […]
The fuel excise will be halved for three months as a temporary cost-of-living measure. Photo: AAP Image/Darren England
DRIVERS will pay 16 cents a litre more for petrol and diesel from July as battles over taxes on fuel open up on multiple fronts. Drivers will pay $10 more to fill a 65-litre tank of fuel when tax relief designed to combat surging fuel prices begins to wind back. The move comes after a […]
The Pathfinders team in Coffs Harbour delivering pumpkins and making soup at Coffs Harbour Uniting Church Soup Kitchen.
The Pathfinders team in Coffs Harbour delivering pumpkins and making soup at Coffs Harbour Uniting Church Soup Kitchen. PATHFINDERS’ 12th annual Pumpkin Run powered in to Coffs Harbour on Tuesday 9 June for a day of providing food and support for people in need. A team of 30 staff, volunteers, and young people involved in […]
Students at Coffs Christian Community School with members of the Poetry in Action team.
Students at Coffs Christian Community School with members of the Poetry in Action team. Poetry in Action performances at Coffs Christian Community School. Poetry in Action performances at Coffs Christian Community School. Poetry in Action performances at Coffs Christian Community School. POETRY in Action (PiA), the travelling, educational theatre company, brought its interactive live poetry […]
The female swamp wallaby. Photo: Marcus Baynes-Rock
DEAR News Of The Area, I am writing to share this photo, which was taken on Sunday, 14 June, while taking a walk to the back of Muttonbird Island. We just happened to see this swamp wallaby among the muttonbird burrows. She wasn’t at all disturbed. She just stood there and looked at us as […]
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